It’s An Eyeball Summer, and Other Weird K/M-Dwarf Habitable Climate Tales
Today’s authors compare small K-dwarf and M-dwarf planetary climates!
Don’t Be So Cold – Self-Interacting Dark Matter as a Solution to the ‘Final Parsec Problem’
In today’s bite, we look at a paper that investigates if self-interacting dark matter can accelerate the inspiral of supermassive black holes binaries, and if we can detect this with gravitational waves.
The Impossible Planet: the Discovery of a Massive Exoplanet Challenges Planet Formation Models
The discovery of the planet LHS 3154b outside of our solar system suggests that state-of-the-art models of planet formation are flawed.
Could a heart of darkness power pair-instability supernovae?
Pair-Instability Supernovae could be the fate of some of the universe’s most massive stars. Today’s Astrobite explores if dark matter accumulated in the cores of these stars could help drive these gargantuan explosions!
Are Solar Systems Eccentric?
As we find more planetary systems, the question of “how unique is our solar system?” can begin to be put into context.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Carl Rodriguez
We interview Dr. Carl Rodriguez, professor at UNC Chapel Hill and the recipient of the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy at #AAS244!